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submillimeter

American  
[suhb-mil-uh-mee-ter] / sʌbˈmɪl əˌmi tər /

adjective

  1. less than a millimeter in size.

    a submillimeter wave.


Etymology

Origin of submillimeter

First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + millimeter


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This suggests that the submillimeter emission typically comes from structures that are already spheroid-like.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

The next step in this research is to scale the robot down to submillimeter scales.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

In addition, some of the puzzle-piece-like parts of the vacuum vessel—intended to fit together with submillimeter precision—proved not to be manufactured as precisely as needed.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2023

The sudden drop-off in the submillimeter signal with time likely marked the shock reaching the outer limits of the gas cloud.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2019

A simulation of how gas flows in a "submillimeter galaxy."

From The Verge ● Sep. 23, 2015

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